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leftyderek · 08-17-2005, 12:10 PM

So I have always been thinking about the 'grown-up' world, if you know what I mean, is not really anything beaufitul.

I know somehow it is a process that nearly no one can escape from. I know everyone around me will tell me, 'hey, Derek, you are not a kid anymore. Stop chasing your dreams, sit down and plan your future.' But I find 'growing up' so ugly and in a sense disgusting- get a job, get a car, get a family, earn money, behave well within the social norms, etc. I don't mean I want to stay childish and cry for mummy whenever I trip over a piece of stone on the playground. I mean staying young in the heart, not caring how the others see you, go on chasing your dreams, be spontaneous, have some personal identity and not being like everyone else, etc.

For the 'grown-ups' here, I would like to ask you all something actually. Do you remember the days that your heart is pure, without worries about money and work? Do you remember the days that you can stare at the sky and make up dozens of beautiful and interesting stories? Do you remember your dreams and goals when you were young? Did you actually try hard to make them come true? Where have your dreams gone? And your pure, spontaneous imagination?

Yes, I am merely 19 and this post might sound like some teenage rage about life. But it isn't. I have been thinking about such things for years. Bet you all have gone through/are still going through such a state of mind. Just wanted to know what you guys think about such an issue.

P.S. mods if this shoud go to the philosophy forum please do move it there. As a newbie I don't really know how I should classify this thread...

08-17-2005, 12:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
leftyderek Crazy Location: Currently Canada. I have been in Norway in the last two years, and in Hong Kong before Norway.	'Growing up', as most people would say. So I have always been thinking about the 'grown-up' world, if you know what I mean, is not really anything beaufitul. I know somehow it is a process that nearly no one can escape from. I know everyone around me will tell me, 'hey, Derek, you are not a kid anymore. Stop chasing your dreams, sit down and plan your future.' But I find 'growing up' so ugly and in a sense disgusting- get a job, get a car, get a family, earn money, behave well within the social norms, etc. I don't mean I want to stay childish and cry for mummy whenever I trip over a piece of stone on the playground. I mean staying young in the heart, not caring how the others see you, go on chasing your dreams, be spontaneous, have some personal identity and not being like everyone else, etc. For the 'grown-ups' here, I would like to ask you all something actually. Do you remember the days that your heart is pure, without worries about money and work? Do you remember the days that you can stare at the sky and make up dozens of beautiful and interesting stories? Do you remember your dreams and goals when you were young? Did you actually try hard to make them come true? Where have your dreams gone? And your pure, spontaneous imagination? Yes, I am merely 19 and this post might sound like some teenage rage about life. But it isn't. I have been thinking about such things for years. Bet you all have gone through/are still going through such a state of mind. Just wanted to know what you guys think about such an issue. P.S. mods if this shoud go to the philosophy forum please do move it there. As a newbie I don't really know how I should classify this thread...